We didn't like the food at all. The choices for lunch buffet were absolutely horrible. The raita was completely sour and there weren't enough vegetarian options. This might be an ideal spot for tourists or enthusiasts looking for Indian food but not something for someone with Indian palette. read more

This place never lets me down, excellent food, and the service is amazing. Best thing is how they don't add a bunch of unhealthy butter or oils to make it extra tasty like some other places in town. Instead, it tastes natural and authentic, and leaves you feeling fulfilled but not sick and bloated. Make sure to try the lunch buffet as well. read more

This place is really good! The buffet is not as good as the Indian place across the street, but their menu is good. I love the Korma!!

We were staying in a hotel close by and in walking State Street found the Himalayan Kitchen. While we have had Indian food before, we hadn't had Himalayan or Nepalese. The seating is at tables with beautiful placemats on a white table cloth, covered by glass, with red cloth napkins beautifully folded (Bishop's Hat?). Be sure to read the section at the beginning of the menu - about the chef (born at the foot of Mt. Everest, if I recall correctly). I sooo wish they'd had a little page to take w/us about th chef and the food. The menu is extensive - offereing soups, appetizers, salads, main dishes from vegetables, chicken, etc - soooo many things to read and from which to choose. Each staff person who came to our table was SOOO nice and so pleased when we expressed appreciation for the meal/food. We asked lots of questions before ordering - it was soooo hard to choose. They were attentive. They brought a VERY flat piece of bread with a surface that made me think of a sea anemone, along with a tomato based dipping sauce. While we are vegetarian, I was intrigued by the offering of yak - and the explanation that it was an authentic dish. It was SOOOO good - (No, I do not remember the name of the dish I got -it's the first one under Yak on the menu!) There was a broth, potatoes, etc. My husband got the first of the chef's specialties - yogurt marinated vegetable kebobs over sizzling onions. It was very good. He also got lentil soup - VERY different than anything we've had (we eat lots of lentils) but so very good. We shared our meals, so got to experience several new flavors. I cannot eat spicy foods, so asked for mild seasoning. I really didn't taste any flavoring, so . . would maybe ask from "some" spice next time. If we lived in the area, we'd visit here often to try different menu items Prices vary by what you get. You can get soup very reasonably. read more

Not impressed with food or service. I am a big fan of Indian food and just came back from India. The chicken wasn't tender, buffet selection is limited and not impressive. None of the servers or cooks heard of "gluten". read more

The only negative about this new restaurant is there are too many enticing items to choose from! A unique blend of Tibetan, Nepalase and Indian food can be found on their menu and nothing we ordered disappointed. I have a Tibetan friend who is an amazing cook and the mo mos here are definitely up to par with his. I really want to try the Thukpa soup next time! We started off with the chicken mo mos, the spices and herbs in the filling were delicious, loved the orange sauce they served it with. We shared the hearty ginger and cilantro spiced Sherpa Stew - lamb, chicken, potatoes, rice, and veggies. You can tell the meat has been stewed for hours, very tender and flavorful. I'm a soup fanatic and this is one of the top soups I've had in the SB area, for sure. We also shared the veggie chow chow which had an interesting, tangy orange sauce with noodles. Himalayan chow mein of sorts. I would order this again with meat to have a bit more substance. Service was great. The owner if very humble and gracious. This is a hard location on State St, so I wish them the best and will be telling friends to try it out. Support local and new business! Try something different. My boyfriend is very much a Natural Cafe, Frescos, Whole Foods type eater and I was nervous about bringing him here, but he raved about it the entire time. Major yum factor. Sorry, I was too busy feasting to take any pictures of the food! Next time. read more

I love love love this place!!!! The food is amazing! It's fresh and so full of flavor! The lunch buffet is the best!!! And the naan is really good as well! The staff are ultra friendly and attentive! The saag paneer, and gobi aloo and some of my favorites. The food is HOT and they change the buffet menu daily. The food is bursting with spices and flavor! The buffet is under $10 after tax which is really good when you account for the amazing food and service you receive. I've had nothing but pleasant experiences with this restaurant! They are consistent with the tastiness and quality of the food. Definitely try the buffet! Take out is good too! They occasionally have given me complimentary basmati rice when I order take out! read more

Love this place. Order delivery from here 2-3 nights a week -- I'm addicted! Food here is so good.

The service was excellent. The lamb mo mo were delicious although a tad bit oily. The dumpling skin was nice and light and the sauce was great. The kulchha was tasty. The Sherpa Stew was delicious and very different from anything I have eaten before. It was spiced well although not hot and spicy and left an intriguing feeling in my mouth. The portions were large. I will definitely eat there again. read more

Delicious, authentic Nepali food finds it's way to Santa Barbara! We loved everything we ordered (and we had an array of dishes) -- be sure to try the yak mo mos! Lots of options for vegetarians as well. Their "secret blend" of spices is really tasty -- we are looking forward to going back soon! read more

Bad service, bland food. The staff was very disorganized, but I assumed the food must be good because this place has 4 stars on yelp with a lot of reviews. I can only assume that the owners must be having lots of friends and family review them positively because in addition to lousy service, the food was really watery and lacked any seasoning or spice. Definitely wouldn't recommend eating here. read more

This place makes me so happy. I've tried something new each time and they've all been lovely! The Yak Mo Mo is delicious! You can't go wrong with the lamb or chicken masala (the best I've ever had in the US). The Malai Kofta is also SO tasty. Please go here and try anything, you won't be disappointed! read more

Authentic food, good service. We had lunch buffet and went home feeling satiated. Unlike other Indian restaurants, it is not greasy and you don't feel bloated at the end of the meal. Highly recommend this restaurant. read more

We were at weekend for buffet. small selection and not very tasty. Strong bad sewer odors. Came in because of high yelp review...very disappointed! read more

ordered vegetarian items and all food tasted great .. veggie momos with the spicy chutney was my favorite.

Great food, service and atmosphere under new ownership. The chicken momos were nicely spicy and authentic. Yum!

Awesome lamb and chicken momo. The daal and chicken tikka masala are also my favorite in town. Friendly people work here, and they take good care of takeout orders. read more

Excellent food! The Machha (fish) curry was my favorite. Probably the best Indian food I've had in Santa Barbara

We were in town for the day and decided to have a "quick" snack here to hold us over before dinner. Unfortunately, the service was very slow even though there weren't many people in the restaurant. It took 5 minutes before we were asked if we wanted something to drink, and another 20 minutes to get our order: paneer with cheese, and garlic naan. The paneer was pretty bland, and the garlic bread was almost cold. I'm sure the all you can eat lunch buffet would be worth it, but it was a miss for me today. read more

4 of us enjoyed the food here on a Tuesday night when it wasn't crowded at all. We have all traveled in Tibet and loved the yak dishes especially. Started off with veggie momos, then yak momos and a yak stew with tender, flavorful meat, potatoes and nice seasonings. Tried 3 kinds of bread--all good--with the garlic naan and the crunchy one with interesting sauce (this one came with our meal) being VERY tasty. Attractive decor too. We are all going back soon. read more

Great food and wonderful atmosphere! the Mushrooms and Peas in the lunch buffet were phenomenal, along with a couple of the chicken dishes. And all that buffet for only $10?! I'll definitely be back! read more

Had the samosas and chicken biryani and everything was absolutely delicious. The service was fast and very attentive, and the decorations and atmosphere are great. I will definitely be back. read more

Our group of four went for the buffet lunch. We are experienced with Indian food so recognized the dishes, and we all thought everything was delicious. We especially loved the spices in the chickpeas and the way they cooked their green beans. Fabulous! As an extra special touch, they gave us an ice cream crepe and played Happy Birthday music for our Birthday Boy. The place is very clean and beautifully decorated - has a pure, good vibe to it. This is our new favorite restaurant. read more

Another excellent dinner confirming my opinion that this is the best Indian style place in town. I've tried three different dishes and all very, very good. I'm from Birmingham, England -the home of curry -so I should know a great curry when I eat one ! read more

If you're in the mood for curry with lots of veggies and lamb, this is the place to go. Our dinner was delich, so we decided to give lunch a try. The sign outside the restaurant said Buffet for $9.99 but we thought with that price, the buffet can't be that great, but we'll look at the lunch menu. Boy, were we wrong! When we looked over the buffet, it looked awesome! So many delicious choices so we apt for that after all. The only dish that wasn't perfect, was their oven roasted curry chicken. The seasoning was wonderful, but it wasn't cooked all the way through so I couldn't eat this. I did make sure the waiter could see the chicken and he took it to the manager. But the rest of the dishes were absolutely great. The service was really nice too. We ended up leaving there so satisfied and full and they even gave us FREE champaign to celebrate Valentine's! The ambiance's quaint, pleasant. It was good enough for another try. Maybe next time it'll be a 5 star :) read more

Been here only once bec. we don't live in SB but the food was excellent and the service very good. Will go back when next in town.

We went here last night for dinner on a whim. It was Saturday night, 8 pm, but there weren't more than a handful of customers. We had Nepalese beer, which was good! The papadum crackers are recommended, though far less spicy--like virtually everything on the menu--than would be the norm in the subcontinent. The naan was OK but nothing special. The chicken mo mo was probably the best hot dish that we tried; it actually had some flavor. The chow chow, on the other hand, was such a disaster that none of us could eat it: I'd rank it "barely edible." The fish was brought with frozen string beans--blech. The baighan bharta eggplant with rice was OK, but you can find far better, even in this burg. The service was, shall we say, sleepy. So disappointing on the whole. After long travels in India we had high hopes for this place!!! read more

Stumbled upon this excellent restaurant while visiting Santa Barbara, from San Diego, looking for a unique dining experience. My daughter and I hit the food jackpot! We were fortunate to arrive for the early afternoon, all-you-can-eat buffet, which included a bevy of excellent Nepalese dishes of various chicken curries, baked chicken, steamed rice, a choice of steam vegetables medley, and fresh salad bar with scrumptious choices of dressings and other eye pleasing dishes. The dishes were mildly hot, not at all irritating to the taste buds, as I have experienced with some other more spicy "Indian" style dishes. I chose to lavish my salad with a palate pleasing Mango Chutney dressing, of which I had to take advantage of the multiple servings opportunity. The service was beyond excellent. The young waiter who greeted us as we entered the door, was pleasant beyond his call of duty. The decor and atmosphere of the Himalayan Kitchen was the definition of "classy", and cleaner than many of the restaurants at some of the upscale hotels of which I have dined. My daughter and I were complimented our drinks of delicious iced teas. The most surprising was the $9.99 price for each meal, when I have had to pay twice that at some less quality places, for much less quality and quantity of food selections. We came into the restaurant at shortly past 1:00pm, not realizing that at 2:00pm, the restaurant was transformed from a less formal setting, to make ready for the late afternoon and evening meal dining clientele. Out came the cloth table napkins and table settings, which presented an atmosphere even more elegant. However, my daughter and I were not rushed and allowed to complete our meal completely enthralled in the savory of this delicious array of foods, fit for anyone who is a lover of "Indian" style cuisine, or who is looking for an experience of fine dining exploration. I HIGHLY, unequivocally, recommend that you try this restaurant the next time you happen to be in Santa Barbara, as I surely will. read more

We order for delivery via the Yelp / online access. The food is quality and delivery is consistent and fairly quick. Ordering online via Yelp keeps the order history stored and makes future re-orders simple. read more

Love this place .this is my first time yak meat ohhh so good .try yak chilly and yaksha ribbo so good great costumer service .

My husband and I came to Santa Barbara to relax and try new food (we are from LA) and we found this place . My husband got the Tibetan Stew and he fell in love. We eat a variety of food but I have to say this place was amazing . The service was great and so was the food. read more

Amazing food! My whole party enjoyed all of their food. I got a paneer dish that was phenomenal! We also tried the Nepalese bread instead of naan and it was very tasty! I have been there twice and can't wait to return! read more

Amazing flavor. We had the Chicken Phing, Mixed Grill and Lamb Curry family style with Naan and Basmati rice as sides. None of us could choose a favorite! Price is right, ambient welcoming. Next time I am in Danta Barbara, I intend to check out their lunch buffet!!! You cannot go wrong here. read more

We went to the lunch buffet, $8.95. I was hoping for something interesting, special, delicious. It was a rather disappointing, bland assortment. The watermelon was good, and the green cilantro/mint sauce was good, the chicken masala was good. The lentil daal was not interesting and I did not like the raita - it had sugar in it. And carrots. I usually love daal and raita in Indian restaurants. Everything else was so-so. My brother's opinion was about the same. There was only one other table occupied as it was around 2pm and the place is very new. read more

The Kathmandu Sekuwa is a delicious chicken dish made in the tandoor oven and in a mint marinade. Garlic naan is a classic. Ordered lamb dumplings but they never came. Great food, service needs improvement. read more

Please avoid. One of the worst indian/ nepalese food i have ever had. I did come here a few years back and had a great experience. Not sure what changed but was disappointed with almost every dish we ordered. read more

We like Indian food, but we weren't sure if we would like Tibetan. We did. We very much did. It was a very satisfying buffet for 9.99. Maybe next time we'll try the Yak. read more

Sadly, their lunch buffet was one of the worst I had ever experienced. Food was lukewarm and the chicken was nearly tasteless. Price was low but quality was lower. The rice pudding was okay. read more

Be careful. My girlfriends and I ordered delivery from here on Saturday night and all of us got food poisoning...

I ordered through SBMenus online for delivery. The food arrived hot and was what I expected. The chcken tikka masala is flavorful. I tried the tse phing for the first time, and enjoyed it as well. Both were good portions with enough for leftovers. The naan was basic and a good in combination with the chicken. I would order from this restaurant again. SBMenus delivered within 45 minutes from placing the order online. The delivery guy was friendly. read more